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What is fecal impaction of the colon?
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Stuck: It is a descriptive term used when someone is constipated to the point that they cannot evacuate their fecal mass. This would possibly lead to serial enemas, or digital extraction ( having someone dig it out by hand) .
Answered 1/22/2019
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